Jones Hill, Queensland

Jones Hill is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Jones Hill had a population of 1,135 people.^[1]

Jones Hill Gympie, Queensland
Jones Hill
Coordinates	26.2305°S 152.6694°E / -26.2305; 152.6694 (Jones Hill (centre of locality))
Population	1,135 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	141.9/km2 (367.5/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4570
Area	8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	5.6 km (3 mi) S of Gympie 168 km (104 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Gympie Region
State electorate(s)	Gympie
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Jones Hill: Pie Creek Southside Monkland Pie Creek Jones Hill The Dawn McIntosh Creek Long Flat Long Flat

Geography

Jones Hill is 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) south of Gympie's central business district on the south-western bank of the Mary River.^[3] Historically farm land, as at 2023, the land use is mostly residential with smaller suburban land parcels in the north-west of the locality and the rest of the locality being larger rural residential blocks. Some land is used for agriculture, a mix of grazing on native vegetation and irrigated horticulture.^[4]

History

Jones Hill State School opened on 29 January 1902.^[5][6][7]

Demographics

At the 2006 census, Jones Hill had a population of 550 people.^[8]

In the 2016 census, Jones Hill had a population of 898 people.^[9]

In the 2021 census, Jones Hill had a population of 1,135 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

Jones Hill has the following heritage listings:

• Waterworks Road: Jones Hill Reservoir^[10]
• Waterworks Road: Waterworks Pump House^[11]
• 17 McIntosh Creek Road: Jones Hill School^[7]

Education

Jones Hill State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 21 McIntosh Creek Road (26.2291°S 152.6676°E / -26.2291; 152.6676 (Jones Hill State School)).^[12][13] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 399 students with 28 teachers (25 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).^[14] It includes a special education program.^[12]

There are no secondary schools in Jones Hill. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north.^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jones Hill (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Jones Hill – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46343)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
3. "Jones Hill to Gympie" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
6. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
7. "Jones Hill School" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Jones Hill (Cooloola Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jones Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
10. "Jones Hill Reservoir" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
11. "Waterworks Pump House" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
12. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
13. "Jones Hill State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
14. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

Further reading

• Blake, Sharon (2002). Jones Hill State School celebrating 100 years of education 1902-2002. Jones Hill State School Centenary Committee.